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This article focuses on the early years of the cold war in Italy in the form of an analysis of the Catholic press from 1947 to the eve of the Second Vatican Council in 1962. In so doing it attempts to answer key questions for Italian Catholicism relating to peace building that arose from total war in the age of mass democracy. En focalisant sur le debut de la guerre froide en Italie, cet article (base sur l'analyse de la presse catholique en Italie depuis 1947 jusqu'au Deuxieme concile cumenique du Vatican) cherche a repondre aux questions centrales suivantes: comment reagissaient l'Eglise catholique et les catholiques italiens face a guerre totale et democratie de masse? Avaient-ils une vision de la paix et de l'ordre international qui pouvait se maintenir face aux ideologies dominantes du vingtieme siecle? Indem sich dieser Aufsatz auf die eng umrissene Phase des fruhen Kalten Krieges konzentriert, mochte er einen Beitrag zu der Frage leisten, wie sich das katholische Milieu in Italien an die Verhaltnisse der Massengesellschaft im Kontext der Debatten uber Frieden und kommunistische Friedensbewegung anpasste. Er basiert auf der Analyse der katholischen Presse in Italien zwischen 1947 bis zum Vorabend des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils.

The sainthood of Ranieri of Pisa was based on his civic contributions and exemplary life in 12th century Italy. San Ranieri had been convinced of his religious vocation at an early stage in life, when consequently he left his secular lifestyle, assumed a monk's habit and embarked on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. At his return he was reported to have had several visions and performed several miracles before his death in 1160.

In the last few decades religion and the church have moved from the margins -- or, more precisely, the chronological borders -- of Italian Renaissance studies to their center. Less [...]

The doctrine of the Immaculate Conception was significantly developed in the early 14th century. The period was characterized by changes in the theological belief of the older feast of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It also saw the laity actively celebrating the feast, including the establishment of confraternities in Italy to celebrate the occasion. However, the period also raised concerns about the nature of lay piety and associations in spreading and practising religious beliefs.